House Unpassed Legislation 1831, Docket 11305, SC1/series 230, Petition of William Rawle

Petition subject: To abolish slavery in Washington D.C. Original: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL:10935280 Date of creation: 1831-01-01 Petition location: Washington D.C. Legislator, committee, or address that the petition was sent to: Several names from a committee Selected signatures:William RawleCharles S. CopeRobert P. AndersonJoseph Parker Actions taken on dates: 1831-01-26 Legislative action: Received in the House on January 26, 1831 and referred to a committee Total signatures: 4 Legislative action summary: Received, referred Legal voter signatures (males not identified as non-legal): 4 Female only signatures: No Identifications of signatories: American Convention for promoting the Abolition of Slavery, and improving the condition of the African race, president, vice president, secretaries Prayer format was printed vs. manuscript: Printed Additional non-petition or unrelated documents available at archive: no additional documents Additional archivist notes: gradual emancipation, very gradual means Location of the petition at the Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth: House Unpassed 1831, Docket 11305 Acknowledgements: Supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-5105612), Massachusetts Archives of the Commonwealth, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University, Institutional Development Initiative at Harvard University, and Harvard University Library.